On December 1, 1966, the Los Angeles Dodgers trade former National League stolen base king and MVP Maury Wills to the Pittsburgh Pirates for infielders Bob Bailey and Gene Michael. Wills upset the Dodgers when he left the team during its recent tour of Japan.

In the 1967 season, he played in 149 games while having 186 hits, 29 stolen bases (his lowest since having 35 in 1961) and 45 RBIs for a .302 batting average. In the following season, he played in 153 games, getting 174 hits, 31 RBIs and 52 stolen bases, although he was caught stealing 21 times, with a .278 batting average.

Bailey did not make an impact in LA hitting just .227 during 2 seasons. He had far greater success in Montreal.  “Stick” will go onto a much greater career as a front office man, he hit .202 for the Dodgers in his one season with the club.

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